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HEIMSKRINGLA HEIMSKRINGLA is the largest collection of Old Norse and Nordic source texts on the internet – currently some 9100 titles. HEIMSKRINGLA primarily consists of Eddic texts, sagas, and skaldic poetry, as well as background material and sources on Sami, Finnish, and Greenlandic culture. HEIMSKRINGLA is based on the belief that these texts – as part of our shared cultural heritage – should be freely accessible to everyone.		SHOP
WE PRESENT: digitalized Beowulf og striden um Finnsborg By Henrik Rytter, 1921 Henrik Rytter’s Beowulf og striden um Finnsborg is the first complete Norwegian translation of the Old English heroic poem Beowulf. Rytter rendered the work into Nynorsk and sought to preserve both its alliterative verse form and its archaic tone. At the same time, he strove to convey the rhythm and epic power of the original, adhering closely to its structure and imagery. The translation is marked by a consciously Nordic and historical language intended to bring the poem closer to the shared Nordic cultural heritage. Rytter’s version is an important contribution to the transmission of medieval heroic poetry in modern Norwegian. This is Heimskringla’s fifth version of the poem Beowulf.	WE PRESENT: on print Fedrekult – Fra norsk folkeliv i hedensk og kristen tid By Emil Birkeli, 1943 The account of previously little-known forms of Norwegian folk religion presented here is the result of many years of research. In all essential respects it is based on the scholarly material previously presented and published in two monographs issued by Videnskapsakademiet in Oslo, namely «Fedrekult i Norge. Et forsøk på en systematisk og deskriptiv behandling.» (Ancestor Worship) Oslo 1938. Og: «Huskult og Hinsidighetstro. Nye studier i norsk fedredyrkelse.» (Household Cult and Belief in the Afterlife) presented to Videnskapsakademiet in 1940 and published in 1943–44. Order here: Heimskringla Reprint.
Recent texts Kvinnelige makter - Alateivia: Legens idol (Norwegian; Knut Rage, 2026) Det norske Folks Historie bind 5 - Haralds Uenighed med Oplændingerne. Fredsslutning med Kong Sven (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1857) Det norske Folks Historie bind 5 - Haakon Ivarssøn bliver paany uenig med Harald, og modtager Jarlsnavn af Sven (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1857) Det norske Folks Historie bind 5 - Haralds Sejr ved Djursaa, og Tvist med Haakon Ivarssøn. Haralds Fare i Limfjorden og heldige Flugt (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1857) Det norske Folks Historie bind 5 - Haralds Tog til Vendland, krigerske Virksomhed i Vesten, og Rejse i Nordiishavet (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1857) Om sättet att vinna hedningarna för den sanna religionen etc. (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Om orsakerna till de nordiska folkens sena omvändelse‎‎ (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Om norra och östra Finlands omvändelse och om etc. ‎‎ (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Om barndop bland skogsbygdens folk‎ (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Om uppmärksamhet mot ålderstigna (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Lag om korpars dödande (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Om farliga färder bland fjällen‎‎ (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Om hästars färd öfver snöhöljda fjäll‎‎ (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Kvinnelige makter - Vår: Vitnet om løfter og hjertets hemmeligheter (Norwegian; Knut Rage 2026) Om Lapparnas jaktfärder‎ (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Om undervisning i bågskjutning‎ (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Om båtar som sammanfogas medelst senor och trädrötter‎ (sv Swedish nsk; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Digteren der blev portvagt (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2026) Det norske Folks Historie bind 5 - Halldor Snorressøns Uenighed med Harald (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1857) Om folkets sysselsättningar vid månljus‎ (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Om dansar som utföras under veklagan‎ (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Om Lapparnas äktenskap som bekräftas med eld‎ (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Det norske Folks Historie bind 5 - Kalf Arnessøns Fald. Finn Arnessøn forlader Harald og bliver Kong Svens Jarl (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1857) Om marknader på isen‎ (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Om varubyte utan penningar‎‎ (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010)    Previous    New texts	Special features Source Index: - Did you find your text? Heimskringla Reprint: Wide selection of rare books at an affordable price. Forfatterindex: Searching by author, translator and/or publisher. Temasider: - Explore selected themes. Index of skalds: Who were they? Language learning: Learn Old Norse E-Library: Links to some 400 books - all available online. Gallery: Visit Heimskringla's gallery of historical sites etc. Archive of maps: Maps of important saga places. Biographical Index: Briefly on manuscript collectors, scholars, and authors who have had an influence on the conservation, publication and interpretation of Old Norse source material.
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